GP Wolber

The GP Wolber was a French cycling event in the 1920s. It was considered a kind of unofficial World Championship. Only cyclists who finished in the top-3 of the major French, Italian, Belgian and Swiss races were invited. The first GP Wolber was held in 1922. When the World Cycling Championship was introduced in 1927 the race started to lose prestige. The race ran until at least 1939.

GP Wolber
Race details
DateLate September/early October
(1930 and 1931 in June)
RegionFrance
TypeOne-day race
History
First edition1922 (1922)
Editions10
Final edition1939 or later
First winner Heiri Suter (SUI)
Most wins Heiri Suter (SUI)
Final winner Romain Gijssels (BEL)

Palmares

YearRider
1922 Heiri Suter (SUI)
1923 Emile Masson Sr. (BEL)
1924 Costante Girardengo (ITA)
1925 Heiri Suter (SUI)
1926 Francis Pélissier (FRA)
1927 Alleluia Team[1]
1928 Julien Vervaecke (BEL)
1929 Alfred Hamerlinck (BEL)
1930 Georges Ronsse (BEL)
1931 Romain Gijssels (BEL)
1939 Victor Codron (FRA)

Notes

  1. In 1927, the GP Wolber was run as a team race. The Alleluia Team consisted of Antonin Magne, Pierre Magne, Julien Moineau, Marius Gallotini, Arsène Alancourt and André Cauet.)


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